Frank Carlson Library

"She thought she was finally safe. But first there's a price to pay... Laura Cannock is on the run, suspected of killing her bullying husband. His family are on a merciless prowl for revenge. Fleeing from their beloved home of Bolton to Manchester, Laura and her father seek refuge with her coal merchant uncle. But her relief is short-lived as it soon becomes clear that a roof over her head comes with a price - of the type so unbearable she must escape...

Based on the bestselling book by Matthew Quick, the riotous and poignant story of how a man who has lost everything, his house, his job, his wife, reconnects with himself and creates his own silver linings from the bonds he forms with his family and friends.

"Three Philippians whose lives were changed by Paul--a jailer, a formerly demon-possessed enslaved girl, and the woman referred to as Lydia--find their fates intertwined. In the face of great sacrifice, will they find the strength to do all that justice demands of them?"-- Widowed Euodia, known to her neighbors as "the Lydian woman," seeks to make a fresh start by moving to the city of Philippi. She finds new purpose after meeting Paulos, apostle...

Mrs. Palfrey, an elegant, genteel widow, came from Scotland to London to take up residence at the Claremont Hotel. Though she had high hopes for the cosmopolitan pleasures of living in a big city, she is soon filled with a sense of uneasiness and gloom.

Near the end of WWI, Stella marries John, an army captain with a shoulder wound and battle fatigue, whom she has spent two months nursing back to health. The joy of a whirlwind romance and wedding soon ends when John is shipped back to the battlefield and killed. Now John's wealthy family wants to meet the common girl who tricked their beloved son into marrying her.

This collaborative book, by nine international authors, offers comfort and counsel to men and women journeying through the first critical year of grief following their spouse's passing. Men and women who have lost a spouse share their wealth of first-hand knowledge of "walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death" to the other side of hope. They explore such subjects as: -Is it okay to cry? -I forgive. -Fear not! -Sing when...

"Rebecca Zook has always dreamed of being a midwife. It's a bittersweet occupation for an Amish widow who didn't have children before she lost her true love. Now the only babies she holds are those who will belong to others. But Rebecca is afraid of risking her heart again, afraid that having had a miscarriage when she was married means she can't have more children. Samuel Miller is a widower and single father new to Lancaster County. He's drawn to...

"The Wilder Widows are heading out for round three! A few near-death scares haven’t stopped the fabulous foursome from continuing their new tradition of a yearly bucket list adventure. With the world as their oyster, they pluck their wishes from the knitting basket one by one and embark on their next journey to fulfill their wildest dreams. Sylvie, Alice, Doris, and Marge each have lofty dreams this time, and trouble has a way of following them...